Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were at times great friends and at times great rivals, and of the Founding Fathers, they were probably the most influential in deciding the course of the of the United States of America.
In temperament, in politics and in faith these men were very different, but in important ways they were similar, notably both men suffering the loss of family members, particularly wives and children. But by charting this friendship, and rivalry, we do not just come to understand the men, but come to understand the founding of the United States.
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